Wireless
austriamicrosystems new funlight LED Driver adds fun and functionality to portable applications
austriamicrosystems introduces the AS3665 enabling astounding lighting effects in mobile phones and a variety of other consumer applications. The AS3665 delivers sharper color, smoother color effects and superior brightness with a minimum amount of design effort. This new funlight LED driver turns any application such as mobile phones, MP3 players, mobile computers, portable game stations, speaker boxes, toys and any audio equipment into a true e...
STMicroelectronics Set To Spur the Growth of the MEMS Microphone Market
STMicroelectronics has expanded its portfolio with next-generation micro-machined acoustic devices. The innovative MEMS microphones that use sensor technology from OMRON will significantly raise the bar in sound quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for existing and emerging audio applications like cell phones, wireless devices and games that respond to voice inputs, across a range of market segments.
Digi Core Module Speeds Development of Low Power Wireless Multimedia Devices
Digi International today introduced the ConnectCore Wi-MX51, the industry’s first core module designed specifically for low power, wireless multimedia applications. It is the industry’s first wireless enabled core module based on Freescale’s new high-performance i.MX51 processor, first to offer 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and first to support Microsoft’s new Windows CE 6.0 R3. The ConnectCore Wi-MX51 enables wired and Wi-Fi networking for low p...
Freescale helps energize the portable device market
Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) portfolio with devices ideal for personal diagnostic and portable health care products that require low-power operation and advanced display capabilities. An extension of its liquid crystal display (LCD) S08LL microcontroller (MCU) families, the advanced S08LL64 allows engineers to quickly develop dependable, flexible and low-cost medical, industrial and consumer devices.
Imagination Technologies redefines the cost-effectiveness of integrating multiple programmable radios into high volume consumer products
Imagination Technologies has announced ENSIGMA UCCP320, which enables the broadest range of Wi-Fi connectivity, digital radio, mobile TV and TV standards of any communications and connectivity core. The UCCP320 redefines the cost-effectiveness of integrating multiple programmable radios into high volume consumer products.
Solid State Supplies claims thinnest active GPS antennas on the market
Solid State Supplies has announced the W4000 series of GPS active antennas from Pulse. These oval-shaped antennas offer high performance and versatility in installation and are the thinnest on the market with a profile of only 5.45 mm. Designed for in-vehicle mounting, each antenna can be positioned on the dashboard or window without concerns about orientation.
LPRS wireless modules facilitate state of the art manufacturing process
LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio solutions, has been selected by SaBre-Innovation to provide wireless control links as part of a sophisticated manufacturing performance system in use at a major UK aircraft manufacturer.
u-blox’ LEON GSM/GPRS Modules in Volume Production
u-blox has announced that its LEON family of wireless GSM/GPRS modem modules has gone into high-volume production to meet worldwide orders. After achieving major industry certifications in September, the LEON G-100 and G‑200 are now fully qualified for delivery to customers in the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. Complete documentation including Product Summary, Datasheet, and System Integration Manual are available for download.
LPRS wireless modules facilitate global communications for the disabled
LPRS has been selected by MRI Services to provide wireless communications for wheelchair users. The design inspiration was to provide a flexible personal communication system for Toby Hewson. Toby is the founder of JUST DIFFERENT, a charity that was started in 2007 to make a positive difference to the lives of disabled and non-disabled people. Toby, aged 28, has cerebral palsy, and cannot walk or speak (except through his pathfinder voice synthes...
SD Card Reader IC Adds Hi-Speed USB to Full-Speed Applications
Maxim has introduced the MAX14502, a Hi-Speed USB-to-SD card bridge that increases read/write speed by up to 40x in portable electronics. This IC bypasses the slow processor of Original (full-speed) USB applications, servicing the data transfer with an integrated processor. The MAX14502 thus eliminates the time-consuming and complicated task of developing a software driver, allowing designers to effortlessly add Hi-Speed USB to their applications...